It is understood likely action before the festive season may include restrictions of movement of unvaccinated individuals between provinces.
a meeting between government and top officials took place over the weekend, where possible next steps were discussed.
Research into the omicron mutation, likely a pairing of Covid and the normal flu virus borne in an immune compromised person, may make it more transmissible but less deadly. “We still have too little information about how the new variant impacts children and seniors, or people with comorbidities.”Europe is currently logging more then 400,000 new daily infections and 4,200 deaths.
This will provide the legal mechanism for mandatory vaccination beyond Section 36 of the constitution, which waives individual rights for the benefit of the greater good.
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